The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-07
A BIG DUEL AT ATLANTA.
EDITOR ATWOOD USES A COW.
HIDE AND CAPT. BURKE A CANE.

Police Rush in and Separate the Bellig
erents-The archaeological Commits
sion Awards Contract for Erecting
Buildings Condition of the Crops
Wilson Palmer Safe at the Mines.
ATLANTA, GA, May 6--The Technology
Commission has awarded the contract foi
erecting the main building to Angus McGit
erray, of Atlanta, at s43,2 $50 Mr. McGiler
ray executed a 100000 bond to-day and
work on the foundation will begin at once
This building and the several smaller onel
proposed will be completed by the first u
next May and the school put in operation.
The Commissioner of Agriculture issued
to-day hisreport of the condition of the grow
ing crops up to May 1, of which the follow
ing is a summary: He reports the condition
Of the crops decidedly better than last yeai
at this date, with the single exception OF
cotton, which is reported the same Ther(
is also an increase IN the acreage of most oi
the provision and supply crops. The are4
in corn, equaling that of Last
average of the last five years
That of the oat crop, though still not quit
up to the average, is increased IA pen 1ffII'1
above the crop Of last year. 1t is rse1 <
that the condition of stock of ali kinds< 4
more particularly the work stock, is4 i3
than any year since 1883. The ca ~
cholera mentioned by correspondents 2<
stricted to few localities and the
seems to be less virulent than for e.
three years.
LIVELY ENCOUNTER
When Charles Atwood, of the 0U5 .6H
read the card of Capt. Burke, of th&
City Guard, denouncng him as e cf[Q
and poltroon, he armed himself with 0i'0<I4
hide and began looking for the captaizs IN
ran on him near the corner of Waltuu M
Peachtree streets about noon, and witi15MH&
word drew thc whip from his sleeve and "a
tempted to lay it ON Capt. Burke. WE6||
after getting one or two light blows on hi
back, grappled with Mr. Atwood, Xj1et
both fell to the ground with Capt. Burke' on
top
ATWOOD IN THE AsCANDENCY.
Mr.. Burke struck Mr.. Atwood two blow
with his fist, when Mr.. Atwood turned him
over and began biting his left arm, and
then Policeman Nolan pulled Mr.. Atwood
Off Mr.. Burke arose and made at Mr.. At
wood with stick, but was caught and held
off by A. II. Vining, Mr.. Atwood's friend.
Cases were made against both men for dis
orderly conduct. A genuine sensation wa,
created by the row. The Capitol published
a long account this afternoon headed Capt
Burke Cowhided." There will probably bt
o renewal of the fight Capt. Burke stated
publicly that his company would run Mr..
| Atwood out of town or tar and feather him.
A PRooUREss FROM SAVANNAH.
Nollie Chandler and Eta Henderson wers
| locked up tonight charged with attempting
to entice young white girls in this city to &C
to Savannah to lead impure lives. Eta
Henderson, alias Gertrude Battey, is almost
saR hssfl
Savannah. Nollie Chandler lives here, The
PROGRESSES, in default Of $500 bonds, spent
the night in the station. They will hSye a
hearing tomorrow.
WILSON PALMER SAFE.
The penitentiary guards delivered Wilson
Palmer, the Ihomasville burglar, at the
Dade coal mines without trouble. There
was fear they would be met at Chattanooga
by writ of kabeas corpus, buv they avoid
ed it by transferring at Tunnel Hill on
switch engine so as not TO 90 into Tennessee,
The train was boarded at Chattanooga by 4
party of strangers who searched each coach.
presumably for Palmer.
Some time ago a local item appeared ir
the Euening Journal noting that JoshuS
Buntz, Secretary of the Young Mems Co,
operative Association, had been bonnd oveI
ON a charge of larceny after trust and
cheating and swindling. The charges were
dismissed yesterday and to-day Mr.. Bunt;
swore out a warrant against Col. John II
Martin, the veteran editor of the Journal
charging him with malicious libel. There
is thought 10 be nothing in the case and Mr..
Martin laughs at it,
At 5 o'clock this morning Deputy Marshal
Shropshire arrested Lucy McClintock, q
coloi'ed woman, near Rome, on a charge oi
circulating counterfeit silver dollars and
niclsles. The Marshal found a quantity Of
plaster paris and metal at her house. The
prisoner was carried before the United
States Commissioner at Cartersville, whd
bound her over. She is now in Fulton
county Jail.